Category: Doctor of Pharmacy Program – PharmD
PY4 Levine Receives APhA Foundation Charles C. Thomas Scholarship
March 28, 2016The American Pharmacists Association Foundation has selected fourth-year Doctor of Pharmacy student Jennifer Levine as the 2016 recipient of the Charles C. Thomas scholarship. The APhA Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., received a record 92 applications from 62 schools and colleges of pharmacy. Of the applicants, eight students received scholarships this year. Scholarships are awarded to recognize exceptional demonstration of leadership skills and academics through active involvement in the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists. Levine will graduate with a Doctor of Pharmacy from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in May 2016. She earned a Bachelor of … Read more
School Earns Number One U.S. News Ranking among Pharmacy Schools
March 16, 2016The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is number one in the latest rankings of the nation’s Doctor of Pharmacy programs by U.S. News & World Report in the 2017 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools. The School placed second in the 2013 and 2009 U.S. News rankings, the last two times these ratings were compiled. For its rankings, U.S. News surveyed deans and faculty at more than 130 accredited pharmacy schools in the U.S. and asked them to rank the nation’s top schools and their Pharm.D. programs. “We are extremely gratified to receive this acknowledgment from our peers,” said Dean … Read more
Wendy Cox to Serve as Associate Dean For Curricular and Student Affairs
January 12, 2016Wendy Cox, Pharm.D., is the new associate dean for curricular and student affairs at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, moving from her role as assistant dean for professional education effective January 1. Cox is also a clinical associate professor in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education. Cox’s new responsibilities include managing curricular issues, including the re-engineered Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum, and she will continue to oversee the Office of Student Affairs. She also serves as chair of the curricular transformation steering committee. Pam Joyner, Ed.D., M.S. Pharm., executive associate dean of professional education, said the new position … Read more
PY3 Brian Kurish Appointed Vice Chair of ACCP Student Committee
August 10, 2015When Brian Kurish attended the 2014 American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s annual meeting in Austin, Texas, as a second-year pharmacy student, he saw that the ACCP was a strong resource for involving students in clinical pharmacy. Now, as a rising third-year Pharm.D. student, Kurish will work with the ACCP from the inside as the 2015–2016 vice chair of the ACCP’s National Student Network Advisory Committee. “We need students to be excited about clinical pharmacy,” Kurish said. “What matters most is the patient, and it has been shown time and time again that patients under the care of an interdisciplinary team … Read more
School Announces 2015 Award Winners
April 24, 2015The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy held its 2015 annual Awards Ceremony April 19 at the Rizzo Center. Casey Emerson, the School’s former director of education technology, is this year’s winner of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Distinguished Service Award. This award is given to an exceptional supporter of the School’s service and outreach initiatives whose accomplishments and contributions have enhanced the School and the profession of pharmacy at the local, state, national, or international level. This year’s Samuel Burrus Award for Community Service was won by Andrew Beaty. This award is presented to members of the UNC Eshelman … Read more
Three Student-Faculty Teams Win 2015 Walmart Scholarships
April 21, 2015Three student-faculty teams have been named 2015 Walmart Scholars by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, marking the ninth consecutive year that the School has had at least one recipient for the award and the fourth consecutive year with three. This year’s recipients are Courtney Bradley, PharmD, and her faculty mentor, Clinical Assistant Professor Kelly Scolaro, PharmD; PY4 Lauren Clouse and her faculty mentor, Executive Associate Dean for Professional Education Pam Joyner, EdD; and PY4 Eric Sparks and his faculty mentor, Clinical Assistant Professor Ryan Tabis, PharmD. The Walmart Scholars Program aims to strengthen the award recipients’ skills and … Read more
CAPS Wins Three Awards at APhA Annual Meeting
April 10, 2015Student representatives from the Carolina Association of Pharmacy Students at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy returned from the American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego, California, March 27–30 with three awards for pharmacy excellence. CAPS is the School’s chapter of the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists. CAPS was awarded first runner-up for the 2013–2014 APhA-ASP Chapter Achievement Award for Division A schools. The Chapter Achievement Awards program recognizes chapters with the most success in leadership, operations, policy and advocacy, patient care, and professionalism. Macary Marciniak, PharmD, and Phil Rodgers, PharmD, serve as CAPS advisers. Marciniak was … Read more
School Hosts Summit for Provider Status at Asheville Campus
March 31, 2015The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy tackled the hot-button issue of provider status in March with its Asheville Summit for Provider Status. The summit provided an opportunity for students to learn about provider status and hear about successful models of integrating pharmacists into health care. The summit was attended by more than 120 students, state officials and representatives from nine pharmacy schools from across the country. “The goal was to bring students from all over the region and educate them,” says Emily Eddy, pharmacy student at the School’s branch in Asheville and chair of the summit’s planning committee. “Many students … Read more
Wisseh and Bivins Place Second at SNPhA Kroger Clinical Skills Competition
March 25, 2015Two students from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Cheryl Wisseh and Amber Bivins, took second place at the Regional Kroger Clinical Skills Competition in Atlanta February 20–22. The Student National Pharmaceutical Association Kroger Regional Clinical Skills Competition is an opportunity for students from across the Southeast to showcase their pharmaceutical expertise. Each of the twenty-four teams was judged based on their ability to counsel a hypothetical patient case. The case Wisseh and Bivins were presented with was a nineteen-year-old college student who didn’t get much sleep, was dependent on caffeine pills, smoked cigarettes, and was picking up a new … Read more
Three UNC Pharmacy Students Selected for Johns Hopkins Internship
March 5, 2015In the second week of February, Catherine Buckthal, Stephanie Jean, and Jennifer Ku, all second-year pharmacy students at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, received phone calls with a Baltimore, Maryland, area code. On the other end was Irish McClung, a career service specialist from the Johns Hopkins Hospital, calling to offer a pharmacy internship with Johns Hopkins. Their reaction was the same: overwhelming excitement and an enthusiastic yes. “I knew that only those that were accepted were going to be called,” Ku says. “When the caller ID told me that the call was from Baltimore, my heart skipped a … Read more